That's the kind of question I'd be rattling off "867-5309" in response to. You don't want an earworm, learn to explain what exactly it is you're asking about.

I like that answer.

Went for a walk and that helped my headache, but now that i am back inside it's coming back. I just need to work outside today, clearly.

24601!!!!!!

Just had the yearly benefits meeting. Health insurance will not be going up, though apparently Obamacare is responsible for everyone else's premiums going up. This guy has dissed Obamacare every year since it came out, I should throw a spitball at him. Apparently, my company's dedication to wellness programs has kept our premiums down, as our costs have gone down. "And," I thought to myself, "the million-plus dollars that went to try and save my husband is probably off the books, too, plus all the maintenance that went into him is over." Last year they mentioned the "one or two expensive cases we're covering for your company, so you can count on our coverage." I feel like saying something about how much that hurt to have brought up, even though there was nothing identifying about it, but that seems so over-sensitive. Plus, it might actually be reassuring to someone who's contemplating such expensive care. The world will continue to find ways to kick me in the head, I can't expect to dodge them all.

Last year they mentioned the "one or two expensive cases we're covering for your company, so you can count on our coverage." I feel like saying something about how much that hurt to have brought up, even though there was nothing identifying about it, but that seems so over-sensitive.

Actually, it's never appropriate to say something like that. That's how health insurance works, and companies know that -- you get some people who never use it, a lot who have things like strep throat and yearly physicals, a handful with broken bones and common surgeries, and then a tiny amount with things like cancer or other expensive conditions. That's the point behind group insurance, and your company/insurance agent damn well knows it, so it's not okay to refer to employees (or their family members) with "expensive conditions."

Actually, it's never appropriate to say something like that.

Right

My old company's insurance agent was the actual worst. He would tell us about his other client's medical claims. WHAT THE FUCK MAN MEET HIPAA. He insulted us to our faces and was a general dick. He once shouted at me on the phone and told me I could get arrested for violating HIPAA by telling our HR person about my own health issue. No, really.

And he was our insurance guy for at least 15 years if not longer. I assume we kept him on because he either had serious blackmail material on the owner or he was extremely inexpensive for the company.

Was it AOL that got reamed for claiming they had to raise prices because someone had a premature baby? They got shit for that and it was righteous.

Yes it was AOL:

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Has anyone here gotten a cranial sacral massage? Gonna try this in the morning to get some relief from my head.